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7.6
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Marty Supreme (2025)
In 1950s New York, Marty Mauser, a young man with a dream no one respects, goes to hell and back in pursuit of greatness.
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HBO Max Amazon Channel
79
7.4
/344016/
73
/13735/
72
/5129/
4.0
/1450806/
91
/351/
52
/2789/
93
/59/
cc age 16+

Uncut Gems (2019)
A charismatic New York City jeweler always on the lookout for the next big score makes a series of high-stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime. Howard must perform a precarious high-wire act, balancing business, family, and encroaching adversaries on all sides in his relentless pursuit of the ultimate win.
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HBO Max Amazon Channel
79
7.3
/150982/
73
/6015/
72
/3001/
4.0
/667960/
91
/238/
82
/533/
80
/41/
cc age 16+

Good Time (2017)
After a botched bank robbery lands his younger brother in prison, Connie Nikas embarks on a twisted odyssey through New York City's underworld to get his brother Nick out of jail.
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71
6.9
/1054/
71
/47/
68
/12/
3.7
/5789/
78
/23/
66
/11/
71
/14/

Lenny Cooke (2013)
In 2001, Lenny Cooke was the most hyped high school basketball player in the country, ranked above future greats LeBron James, Amar’e Stoudemire, and Carmelo Anthony. A decade later, Lenny has never played a minute in the NBA. In this quintessentially American documentary, filmmaking brothers Joshua and Benny Safdie track the unfulfilled destiny of a man for whom superstardom was only just out of reach.
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AMC+ Amazon Channel
69
6.9
/3262/
67
/111/
66
/52/
3.8
/18654/
80
/35/
51
/21/
74
/15/

Daddy Longlegs (2010)
After months of living a solitary existence, Lenny, 34, picks up his kids from school. Every year he spends a couple of weeks with his sons Sage, 9, and Frey, 7. Lenny hosts his kids within a midtown studio apartment in New York. During these two weeks, he must figure out if he wants to act as their father or be their friend. Ultimately, their trip upstate results in complete lawlessness taking over their lives.
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69
6.8
/10088/
68
/419/
65
/183/
3.7
/43549/
89
/70/
66
/60/
75
/22/

Heaven Knows What (2015)
A young heroin addict roams the streets of New York to panhandle and get her next fix, while her unstable boyfriend drifts in and out of her life at random.
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Netflix
71
65
6.7
/2850/
68
/306/
61
/32/
3.7
/10002/
92
/12/
67
/54/

Adam Sandler: Love You (2024)
Adam Sandler hits the stage for a thrillingly unpredictable comedy special featuring songs, jokes, party-crashing dogs, and plenty of love.
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63
49
6.4
/2601/
61
/119/
62
/71/
3.3
/21375/

Goldman v Silverman (2020)
Rod Goldman and Al Silverman are street performers who work the tourist scene of Times Square. Goldman gets no respect and Silverman is the first one to make sure of that.
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AMC+ Amazon Channel
51
37
6.1
/2166/
62
/52/
55
/38/
3.4
/9665/
27
/11/
36
/38/

The Pleasure of Being Robbed (2008)
Mumblecore movie about a young woman named Eleonore who wanders New York City committing acts of theft.
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58
20
6.1
/344/
55
/6/
50
/7/
3.3
/2279/

John's Gone (2010)
John sells things online, cheats off dollar stores, needs friends but settles for strangers, has roaches. He is punch drunk, not with love but something far more strange and lost. One can only say John's gone.
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59
17
6.3
/273/
65
/6/
47
/7/
3.1
/1589/

We're Going to the Zoo (2006)
This is a story about a real life brother and sister and their journey to the zoo. On their way, they accidentally pick up a hitchhiker.
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60
12
6.0
/120/
56
/6/
60
/2/
3.3
/1121/

There's Nothing You Can Do (2008)
The Safdie brothers repurpose reality television’s vocabulary of confrontation and cramped cinematography for a miniature study of urban maladies.
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7.5
/10/

Why? (This Movie Exists) (2010)
A short promotional film created by Benny and Josh Safdie to accompany the theatrical release of Daddy Longlegs. In the piece, Benny Safdie appears on the streets of New York City distributing handmade flyers and engaging passers-by, humorously questioning “why this movie exists.” The short served as a guerrilla-style companion to Daddy Longlegs and was later included as a special feature on the film’s Criterion Collection Blu-ray release.
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4.1
/12/

Lose Her Island (2012)
A 5-minute found-footage collage by Josh Safdie that overlays narration from an old Jacques Cousteau documentary about fighting elephant seals onto a broadcast of George Foreman vs. Evander Holyfield, reframing the prizefight as a nature spectacle and blurring lines between sports viewing and wildlife observation.
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60
/1/

The Ralph Handel Story (2006)
Benny Safdie’s deadpan spoof of stand-up comedy and staged cinéma verité verges on performance art. His Ralph Handel is a humorless white-collar worker who unaccountably spends his nights working the open mic circuit. Safdie bravely committed himself to actual nightclubs for several of these abysmal routines, lending a curious note of authenticity to the counterfeit documentary.
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53
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4.8
/36/
60
/3/
40
/2/
3.2
/202/

Jerry Ruis, Shall We Do This? (2007)
A lawyer and his secretary deal with their multiple clients.
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63
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5.8
/58/
60
/3/
3.5
/261/

Buttons (2011)
Josh & Benny Safdie, Alex Kalman, and Factory 25 present this feature-length program of found moments from the everyday—films that showcase the wonder, beauty, sadness, love, aggression and magic that goes unnoticed on the hectic streets of NYC and elsewhere.
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4.5
/18/

I Think I'm Missing Parts (2007)
When her station wagon conks out by a secluded house in the woods, a woman peers from the window and watches a string of peculiar goings-on next door. Josh Safdie’s 11-minute short turns a simple breakdown into a quietly absurd, deadpan set-piece.
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5.5
/31/

The Adventures of Slater's Friend (2005)
This is a Film about Slater's Friend. A camera crew follows a man by the name of Philbert Powell around on his journey from the supermarket to his job as a video store clerk. Philbert encounters adventures with many people all who happen to be named Slater. The question becomes who is his Friend. The viewer is taken along through the morning of Philbert Powell.
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30
/1/

Untitled Adam Sandler/Josh Safdie Project
Set in the world of high-end sports card collecting in the 1990s, a retired Baseball pitcher attempts a comeback as a sports memorabilia agent attempts to capitalize on his success.
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60
?
6.0
/143/
55
/4/
3.3
/926/

Trophy Hunter (2012)
Trophy Hunter (2012) is a short mock-documentary created by Josh and Benny Safdie for the Turtle Conservancy. It explores the illegal wildlife trade through a satirical lens, featuring the late New York cultural icon Glenn O’Brien as he visits an eccentric Chinese collector.
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69
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6.5
/18/
70
/10/
3.7
/1166/

Question & Answer (2020)
The Safdie brothers go undercover to record an interview with Adam Sandler, the star of their film UNCUT GEMS.
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60
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5.4
/28/
63
/3/
60
/1/
3.2
/207/

Heartland (2013)
A horror film inspired by cults and Los Angeles in the late 1970s.
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65
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5.7
/47/
56
/6/
80
/1/
3.3
/327/

Solid Gold (2013)
A short observational piece by Josh and Benny Safdie, Solid Gold follows a gold-painted “living statue” (performed by Benny Safdie) working the streets and subways of New York—a compact study of street performance and the struggle to be seen, featured online via NoBudge in 2013.
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63
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6.7
/66/
60
/2/
55
/4/
3.5
/213/

The Back of Her Head (2007)
This is a story about a man, who lives above an older Hindi man, who lives above a delinquent British man, who lives above a girl. It is the back of her head that he is in love with.
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47
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6.2
/106/
40
/2/
40
/1/

Lethargy (2002)
A post-modern dark-comedy about a lazy teenage male who struggles to find his element. He is helped along the way by an animal therapist and a store clerk.
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5.2
/25/

Straight Hustle (2011)
Hustle, hustle, hustle... hard. These two got a cold hustle going on in downtown Seattle. Commissioned and produced by the Northwest Film Forum for their One-Shot program.
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55
/2/

Toback Vs. Mailer: The Incident (2016)
Directed by Josh and Benny Safdie, this punchy short features James Toback recounting a bizarre, years-long rivalry sparked by a drunken argument with Norman Mailer over bourbon versus Scotch—an ego duel that escalates from boozy barbs to a tense Jets–Browns stare-down and a few jabs to the gut. A brisk, first-person tale of bravado, celebrity circles, and the fine line between literary legend and street-corner scuffle.
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65
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6.7
/519/
64
/15/
65
/10/

The Black Balloon (2012)
While escorting a group of children through New York City, a harried man loses hold of a bouquet of one hundred balloons. Among them, a single black balloon drifts free, seemingly lifeless, only to revive and embark on a strange journey through the city. Searching for companionship, it drifts among the highs and lows of human life, discovering both joy and despair along the way. Conceived as a children’s tale but emerging as a surreal urban fable, The Black Balloon follows the haunting odyssey of a balloon that longs to belong.
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Alberto Live in a Bathroom (2004)
A man lives in a bathtub. He goes out for the day, then returns.
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A Love Nose
A Fairy-Nose (alternatively, A Love Nose) is a one-minute short film directed by Josh Safdie and produced under Red Bucket Films.
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Untitled Josh Safdie Film
Plot Is TBA
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Untitled Safdie Film
Plot is still TBA
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If You See Something, Say Something (2006)
A short film by JoshSafdie.
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John's Lonely Trip to Coney Island (2008)
John embarks on a trip to Coney Island for a day of fun and happiness. Things don't quite work out as planned.
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Gone Tomorrow
A short film by Josh Safdie, Benny Safdie, & Alex Kalman.


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